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Manly Traditions: The Folk Roots of American Masculinities

Simon J. Bronner

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Take this test. You think today s sensitive, caring man is: a myth, an oxymoron, or a moron. No matter whether you laugh at this bit of folk humor, its wide circulation bespeaks a modern predicament for American men.

Men s "manly" traditions have been shaken in an age of "sensitivity." Some observers have even referred to a crisis of masculinity for a new generation of boys. In Manly Traditions, established scholars in the fields of folklore, men s studies, and gender studies identify the folkloric roots of what it means to be a man in America. In a lively volume they examine the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life."

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: November 01, 2005

ISBN: 0253217814

ISBN 13: 9780253217813

Manly Traditions: The Folk Roots of American Masculinities

Simon J. Bronner

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Take this test. You think today s sensitive, caring man is: a myth, an oxymoron, or a moron. No matter whether you laugh at this bit of folk humor, its wide circulation bespeaks a modern predicament for American men.

Men s "manly" traditions have been shaken in an age of "sensitivity." Some observers have even referred to a crisis of masculinity for a new generation of boys. In Manly Traditions, established scholars in the fields of folklore, men s studies, and gender studies identify the folkloric roots of what it means to be a man in America. In a lively volume they examine the traditions men inherit and adapt for their own purposes in contemporary life."

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: November 01, 2005

ISBN: 0253217814

ISBN 13: 9780253217813

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